All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 12, Chapters 13 – 14,  Scaling Monte Carlo and A Parting Thought

This week we finish our re-read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability with two chapters. Chapter 13 is titled Scaling Monte Carlo. In a perfect world,... Read More

Roger Turnau – Taming the Backlog with Cost of Delay, A Conversation, SPaMCAST 796

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 796 features a conversation with Roger Turnau. Roger and I talk about prioritization using the cost of delay. Every organization and team I have... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 11, Chapters 11 – 12,  Different Sampling Methods and 85 Percent or Bust

In this installment of our re-read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability we again tackle two chapters. Chapter 11, “Different Sampling Methods”, points out that random... Read More

A Failure To Communicate – Part of The Agile Coaching Basics Series

Part of every profession is the jargon practitioners adopt. Having a language links people together and creates a sense of community. It also creates private gardens; a profession walled off... Read More

Jargon – Bridging Bonds or Building Barriers, Essays and Conversations

Part of every profession is the jargon practitioners adopt. Having a language links people together and creates a sense of community. It also creates private gardens: a profession set off... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 10, Chapters 9 -10,  VoP, VoC, Predictability, Monte Carlo and More

Today we tackle two chapters of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability. We begin with Chapter 9 – VoP, VoC, and Predictability which sums up Section I,... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 9, Chapter 8, Myths and Other Considerations

Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery Chapter 8 shatters myths!  Once upon a time in a land far, far away, I believed a few of these myths. Ok,... Read More

Stop Project Chaos: The Ultimate Guide to Predictable Work Intake

Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and unpredictable deadlines? You’re not alone. But what if you could transform your project into a well-oiled machine, delivering consistent value on time? Introducing Mastering... Read More

SPaMCAST 793 – Value Streams Analysis, Work Intake, Who Can Be A Scrum Master, Essays and Conversations

As you would suspect, I have recently been talking up Mastering Work Intake which Jeremy Willets and I co-authored. One conversation turned to the topic of whether value stream analysis... Read More

SPaMCAST Special – Nine Core Work Entry Principles

Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery by Thomas M Cagley Jr and Jeremy Willets, gives you the tools to prioritize and deliver the right work at the right... Read More